“We’ve spoken about the fact that you’re only a child once,” Janet told Preventionmagazine in May. “I think there’s a time for everything, and now is not the time [to act in films]. I told her I thought she should enjoy being a kid, possibly go to college—or not—but wait till she turns 18. She’s a very tough, smart girl. But it’s a cutthroat industry. I wouldn’t want my child to do it.”

As much as I love Janet Jackson, isn’t she being hypocritical? We all remember “Penny” from Good Times…It may give her perspective, but the family can guide Paris through the perils of the entertainment industry also.